A Visit to Old Town Alexandria

Last week we finally got out of the house and decided a drive to Old Town Alexandria would be a nice diversion. We hadn’t been there since October. We used to go there all the time for lunch when we lived on Capitol Hill. Now we don’t go anywhere for lunch, breakfast or dinner and probably won’t for quite some time. The most we do is delivery every week or two just to change things up. Alexandria always a nice place to visit because there are so many interesting scenes - in the neighborhood itself and along the Potomac River. It was one of the first cities we vacationed to before we moved to DC. I also took quite a few photos for the 52Frames challenge and posted them on a previous blog entry. These images today are more “snap shots” than an attempt to get a really good image based on specific theme, which was “roll credits.” Someone was having all of their windows replaced and the cobblestone streets are always charming - but pretty hard to drive on. The architectural details are lovely considering a lot of them are from the 1750’s. It was a cool and cloudy day  but a fine morning for a walk. Everything is still pretty much shut down and King Street is blocked off so restaurants can put outdoor seating in the street. It will be nice if and when things get back to whatever “normal” is. In the meantime I sometimes prefer the quiet to the crowds.